Pipedrive Wins
Winner
VS
Score Comparison
Criteria
Pipedrive
Insightly
Overall Score
8.5
7.2
Ease of Use
9.3
7.5
Features
8.0
7.2
Integrations
8.2
7.0
Pricing/Value
8.5
7.0
Support
8.0
7.0
Pricing & Features
Specification
Pipedrive
Insightly
Starting Price
$14/mo
Free / $29/mo
Free Tier
Pricing Model
Subscription
Freemium
Making Your Decision
When to Choose Pipedrive
Sales-focused teams wanting a visual, easy-to-adopt CRM without complexity
Pipedrive excels as a sales-first CRM with its visual pipeline approach and excellent usability, making it perfect for sales teams who want to spend less time on administration and more time closing deals.
Strengths
- Exceptionally intuitive visual pipeline interface
- Purpose-built for sales teams with activity-based selling
- Competitive pricing with transparent tier structure
- Powerful email integration and tracking
Limitations
- No free tier available
- Marketing automation requires separate add-on
- Reporting less robust than enterprise competitors
When to Choose Insightly
Professional services firms needing CRM integrated with project delivery
Insightly bridges the gap between CRM and project management, making it valuable for service businesses that need to manage both sales relationships and project delivery in one platform.
Strengths
- Unique project management integration within CRM
- Good for businesses with post-sale delivery workflows
- Relationship linking shows connections between contacts
- Decent automation on higher tiers
Limitations
- Interface feels less modern than competitors
- Free tier extremely limited (2 users)
- Jump to paid tiers is significant
